I just found out that if you have a Samsung smart tv, you don't need a DirecTV receiver to watch TV. Man... that would have been good to have known a few months ago when I bought my 4K tv. But still good news for my other 3 Samsung TVs.

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I just found out that if you have a Samsung smart tv, you don't need a DirecTV receiver to watch TV. Man... that would have been good to have known a few months ago when I bought my 4K tv. But still good news for my other 3 Samsung TVs.

I just found out that if you have a Samsung smart tv, you don't need a DirecTV receiver to watch TV. Man... that would have been good to have known a few months ago when I bought my 4K tv. But still good news for my other 3 Samsung TVs.

What about the dvr though, whole home?

Yes, you need the whole home DVR. The TV basically connects to it and works like the wireless mini-genie.

I've tried setting mine up and apparently, you have a DirecTV technician come out to set it up. Also, requires a hardwire internet connection to set up. You can use wifi after it's set up. I'm going to call DirecTv today or tomorrow.